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Date Printed: 7/25/2008
(search item no. 90683)
collectible wine
Wine Enthusiast rating: 93 points
Wine Spectator rating: 90 points
PRICE ON 7/25/2008: $69.99

ratings pedigree (past vintages):
2003 Wine Spectator rating: 93 points
2000 Wine Spectator rating: 92 points
2000 The Wine Advocate rating: 91 points
2000 Wine Spectator rating: 90 points

Winemaker's Notes:

 "Subtle aromas of forest fruit, meat and flowers follow through to a full-bodied palate, with silky tannins and a delicate berry, chocolate and earth aftertaste. Well done for the vintage. Best after 2009."
Wine Spectator
90 Points

"This estate seems to be going places, making in 2004 an impressively balanced wine that seems to walk a fine line just the right side of superripeness with consummate ease. It is elegant, yet powerful, dominated by a seamless combination of blackberry jelly fruits and dark smoky tannins."
Wine Enthusiast
93 Points
My Notes:

About Clos Fourtet:

 Saint-Emilion's limestone plateau produces some of the appellations's most illustrious wines, and Clos Fourtet has an enviable location there. The 20 hectares of vines are situauted around a stately manor house built just before the French Revolution. This is on the very outskirts of the medieval town of Saint-Emilion. The château's underground cellars are perfect for aging wine.

Clos Fourtet owes its fame to the Rulleau and Carles families. The latter were lords of Figeac. They were the first to grow vines on this barely arable land, which nevertheless has outstanding natural drainage. Clos Fourtet's old vines, perfectly balanced grape varieties, traditional winemaking methods backed up by the most modern techniques, and aging in new oak barrels in underground cellars complement all the gifts that nature has bestowed on this château.